Development with Rails + Passenger (AKA mod_rails) on Mac
Back-End Full-Stack WebPassenger, AKA mod_rails
Hotspotr partners with LightPole for Mobile
Hotspotr – my community-driven WiFi hotspot site – announced a content-providing partnership with LightPole today. You can read the press release over at http://lightpole.net/press/index.html.
VPS options + nginx w/ deprec
Staging environments are the perfect excuse to dig into new server configurations, and to play around with tools like Deprec. I have covered the...
Howto: PostgreSQL on Leopard gotchas
For a recent Rails project, I had to use PostgreSQL instead of the standard MySQL for the database. Setting up Postgres on Mac OS...
Geocoding Advanced Rails Recipes
I have a geocoding recipe coming out in Pragmatic’s Advanced Rails Recipes . The recipe is titled “Finding Things by Location,” and it offers...
Be smart about your technical debt
Back-End Full-Stack WebMuch of what Rails provides to get your apps up and running isn’t optimized for performance. It’s crafted to be more efficient for developers,...
Introducing PlaceShout
ClientsWe’ve just launched PlaceShout (http://placeshout.com) – a “cheatsheet”-style summary of places around town, created by you and arbitrated by the community. Now you can...
In Your Brain, Everything is a Relative Reference
Have you noticed how much easier it is to remember directions in your own city? Think about the last time your printer ran out...
